Berlusconi shows off ‘bunga’ den as verdict looms

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Silvio Berlusconi gave the public a first look inside his “bunga-bunga” den last night as his sex trial nears a verdict.

The billionaire media mogul and former Italian prime minister allowed television cameras into the underground discotheque at his villa outside Milan for a sympathetic documentary on his Canale 5 television network.

The two-hour programme was given a prime-time slot only hours before prosecutors were due to sum up the criminal case against him in court in Milan today. With his party now back in power as part of a coalition government, Mr Berlusconi is desperate to avoid a conviction